Combination garment



L. KAHN COMBINATION GARM Sept 3@ ENT Filed May 22 LEON KAHN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

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Application filed May 22, 1923. Serial No. 640,664.

T aZZrc/zom it may concern: I tend some distance below the waist line of Be it known that I, LEON KAHN, a citizen the garment. The outer edges of these of the United States, and resident of the wings are appropriately shaped and are procity of New York, boron h of Brooklyn, in vided with complementary hooks and eyes 5 the county of Kings and tate of New York, 17, 18, respectively, or other suitable fasten- 60 have invented certain new and useful Imers. The wings 16 and the adjacent body provements in Combination Garments, of panels 13 are sewed edge to edge, as at 19, which the following is a specification. from the top of the garment to a point just This invention relates to womens combiabove the waist line, and are thence connectnation garments, and it has for its object to ed by interposed elastic gussets 20 the edges 65 provide a single article of apparel which etfiof each of which diverge to a plane below ciently fulfils the three fold requirements of the hips. The wings 16 are provided adjadrawers' or bloomers, a brassiere or body cent the respective gussets with depending portion and a hip supporter, and which arextensions 21 having elastic stocking sup- 1 ticle is light, shapely and comfortable and porters 22. The top of the garment is pro- 70 tends to impart a graceful contour to the vided with suitably-disposed shoulder figure of the wearer. straps 23.

A preferred form of embodiment of the Assuming the garment to be placed as in invention is illustrated in the drawings, Fig. 1 of the drawings, the user steps into 20 wherein the bloomers with the back flap hanging 75 Figure l is a rear view of the garment in down. She then puts her arms through the open position, parts of the casings being reshoulder straps and pulls the straps up on moved to expose the confined elastics. her shoulders so as to position the brassiere Fig. 2 illustrates the garment as in use. or body portion. She then pulls up the 25 Referring to the drawings, 5 designates a back flap, draws the tapes 11 forwardly and 80 main portion shaped to constitute a bifurreversely around her waist(beneath the body cated garment, such as bloomers whereof the portion) against the action of the elastic 10, leg openings are provided with puckered and ties together the ends of the tapes. She casings 6 for the reception of elastics 7. The then pulls the wings 16 backward against back portion of the bloomers includes a flap the resilient action of the gussets 20 and 8 which, when the garment is Worn, extends fastens the meeting edges of the wings from a plane below the hips to the waist along the middle of her back by means of line and is provided with a puckered casing the hooks and eyes. This done, the stocking 9 for an elastic 10. Secured to the respecsupporters hang in position for use, and

35 tive ends of the casing are tapes or tie when they are attached to the stockings they 99 strings 11 adapted to be drawn frowardly exert a resilient downward stress on the and reversely in 'front of the wearer and body portion. The front of such portion tied. being a continuation of the front of the The material constituting the bloomers bloomers, serves to impart a straight 40 comprises a middle front portion 12, two front to the wearer, and the gussets, snugly o5 lateral panels 13, and a back portion 14 with embracing the hips and waist, serve not only its flap 8, which portions are sewed together as a resilient hip support but they also lend on approximately vertical lines. The parts a trimness to the figure of the wearer.

12 and 13 extend upwardly to produce the From the foregoing it will be seen that front or bust portion 15 of the brassiere or my invention provides a single garment ioo body portion; it being noted that the front combining drawers or bloomers, a brassiere of the bloomers extends from the center of or body portion and a hip supporter, which the body at one side to the center of the body garment is light and comfortable and may at the other side, or substantially so; that be used with or without other underwear,

the back flap is substantially the same width as desired. it may also be worn without as the front where they joln the body, and outer garments and thus used for bathing that the top of such flap is secured about the and other purposes. waist of the wearer by means independently Various changes may be made in the of the body of the garment. The panels 13 form and construction of the withare provided with side wings 15 which. e zgout the principle scope of my invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim- 1. A combination garment comprising a body portion and bloomers connected thereto, the front of the bloomers being connected to the front portion of the body and extending from the center of the body at one side to the center of the body at the other side, the back of the bloomers being extended to form a flap which extends upwardly to the waist line of the wearer and substantially the same width as the front where they are joined to the body, means for securing the top of the flap about the waist of the wearer independently of the body of the garment,

the back of the body being formed of lateral extensions connected to the body portion and arranged to extend over the hips of the wearer, and means for securing the edges of the extensions to each other at the back.

2. A combination garment comprising a body portion and bloomers connected thereto, the front of the bloomers being connected to the front portion of the bod and extending from the center of the b0 y at one side to the center of the body at the other side, the back of the bloomers being extended to form a flap which extends upwardly to the waist line of the wearer and substantially the same width as the front where they are joined to the body, means for securing the top of the flap about the waist of the wearer independently of the body of the garment, the back of the body being formed of lateral extensions connected to the body portion and arranged to extend over the hips of the wearer, there being an elastic gusset in each of the extensions arranged to overlie the hips of the wearer, and means for securing the edges of the extensions to each other at the back.

Signed at New York, in the county and State of New York this 18th day of May,

LEON KAHN. 

